Small Talk In A Stuffy Gym

I have had a heck of a time getting around to blogging ever since school got out. We have a big spacious house but it seems every time I sit down to blog, someone needs me. Immediately. It’s almost freakish, really.
But I’m going to try again and see how far [...]

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So long Mater, we’re not attached to you

A couple of months ago, Zeeb bumped the front of his mouth and it knocked one of his front teeth loose. Just when we started to worry about it, it tightened back up. But then, a couple weeks later, Zeeb bonked his mouth again, and the tooth was more loose this time – and sort [...]

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Expectations

I read a lot of blog posts every day. Once in a great while, a post hits me so deeply that it stays with me and rattles around in my mind long after I walk away from the computer. Paula O’s,Just What Are We Expecting? is one of those posts.
Where I read the recent story of [...]

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one year

It’s late and I’m exhausted; it’s been a very long day. I’m not good at the single parent thing and I’m so glad Hubby is coming home tomorrow night. But I can’t let this day go by without acknowledging what October 29th means to me, and to Zeeb.
Today is exactly one year since we met. [...]

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how deep is your love?

Zeeb has been home for more than 10 months. Most of the time, he feels like a natural part of the family. In many ways, it feels like he has been here forever. But I realized last week that we are still a work in progress… still forging that deep parent-child bond. I feel almost guilty [...]

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